mariano has never met or examined governor christie, she said that. it's also true she's board certified in internal medicine, spent nine years as the white house physician to three sitting presidents. she describes what that was like in her book. she joins me now. it's pretty hard on the governor. how do you respond. >> it was shocking to those things, i was in clinic, i did not hear his broadcast. he used some pretty strong words there. >> i understand he called you today. can you say what you talked about? >> i will not comment on that. i only shared with you that that phone conversation, the words gracious and appreciative do not come to mind opinion. >> is this about politics for you. i understand you're republican and you said you would like governor christie to run for president in 2016. >> absolutely, i've always liked him. he's very spongy, feisty. it's not about politics. i look at him as a physician, i'm in private practice, i see many patients every day i was in clinic all day today. i have patients who suffer with obesity, and over 30% of